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cellphones

Acer Announces the Upcoming Release of a WM6 Smartphone

When Acer acquired Glofiish maker E-10 last month, it became obvious that it would only be a matter of time before they leveraged their purchase to develop a phone of their own. Today, Acer President Gianfranco Lanci made their plans clear by announcing that they were, in fact, releasing a WM6 smarphone by the end of this year or possibly early next year. More »

5:15 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,148 views, 4 comments

laptops

An Acer Aspire 5920 With Built-in WiMax Cometh

The latest laptop to feature built-in WiMax comes from Acer in the form of an updated Aspire 5920. According to InfoWorld, plans are to sell it through "Sprint Nextel and other companies" along with WiMax service in a manner similar to mobile phone service packages. Unfortunately, no information has been made available about the laptop itself or how much all of this will cost. Acer hopes to deliver the laptop by the end of the year. [InfoWorld]

3:30 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,413 views, 13 comments

Latest by flyboy: @penarestel: don't use those words here please. they have enormous value to some. more »

wimax

Is WiMax All Washed Up? An Open Letter

Dear Sprint and Intel,
I'm sorry to hear about your recent WiMax delays and struggles, I really am. The Xohm service was originally scheduled to launch this month, but all you've given us are a few prototypes and half-baked demos in controlled environments—the public has yet to see the technology truly in action. WiMax in general and Xohm in particular have the potential for greatness, but you guys seem to have lost your way. Here are all the signs that WiMax may be washed up: More »

4:00 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Adrian Covert
9,881 views, 32 comments

Latest by bigMoneyMIKE: @matt buchanan: Sure Matt, I know we all will look forward to your editorial! I may be off on the time line of the build-out, perhaps its something like 95% penetration by end of '08 but I do know for more »

consoles

Acer Big-Wig Misunderstood; No Games Console in the Works

Last weekend, we told you news about Acer's plans to build a games console to crush them all. Unfortunately, it was all an unfortunate misunderstanding. Acer's official stance on the matter was this:

That was a major misunderstanding as JT was wrongly interpreted. Acer is not going to release any game console but the idea is to develop a high-end PC targeted at the serious gamer.
Add that one to the list of broken dreams. We may cry. [Kotaku]

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11:15 AM on Sun Mar 23 2008
By Haroon Malik
1,466 views, 3 comments

Latest by hkicedude: I don't know what happen to Acer. Recently they are building a lot of ugly computers. I doubt they can really built a decent gaming rig. I think all their talents must be working at Asus now. more »

news

Acer Planning to Build Open Platform Console

Acer's Vice President, James Wong has said Acer plans to enter the console market. WTF? More »

6:30 PM on Sun Mar 16 2008
By Haroon Malik
10,551 views, 28 comments

Latest by b_rent: @Bani-Banan: My Dreamcast got me through highschool. more »

pcs

Acer's "Blue" Ace: Aspire Gemstone Blue Notebook

Today in New York, Acer's big surprise is the Aspire "Gemstone Blue" notebook, equipped with a Blu-ray drive, true high-def screen, and CineReal sound, a second generation of Dolby Surround. Sexy, and yes, blue, and it doesn't appear to suffer from port envy like some other notebooks, though it is slender. In size it's somewhere between HP's dv series and Dell's XPS M series. That's not just a size comparison, but a qualitative judgment call: this thing looks unambitiously nestled between the two other PC giants' designs. With such mystery and fanfare, we were hoping for a tad more of an exciting, iconoclastic design. It is, however, a decent product, so have a look. UPDATE: Weights and model numbers below. More »

3:07 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Wilson Rothman
23,746 views, 46 comments

Latest by elburrito: Port envy? What's that? more »

pcs

Acer Mystery "Blue" Mobile Gadget Press Conference

We're at Frank Gehry's IAC Building in Manhattan, and Acer president Gianfranco Lanci is at the podium promising something exciting in the color blue (incidentally, Pantone's official color of the year). The company itself is #2 worldwide in notebook sales, solid #3 in all PCs worldwide, especially after acquisitions of Gateway and Packard Bell. With heft like that, we hope they don't disappoint. Stay tuned.

2:34 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Wilson Rothman
3,166 views, 19 comments

victory lap

Giz Intern Smokes Competish at Tiger Direct AMD PC Building Contest

Last night, our weekend intern Eric Sheline made his mama proud by finishing fourth in the 11th annual Tiger Direct AMD Acer PC building contest. You'll recall in years past that Blam finished both 3rd and 5th, which means that Sheline basically tied his master, and smoked over 80% of the seasoned editors in the process. Jump for shots of the grinning intern with his winning PC, and a video of our fearless leader in last year's event. More »

12:34 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Wilson Rothman
8,429 views, 25 comments

Latest by A strolling player: Why must I be so late? No one else noticed Dave Matthews came 9th... more »

Sony, Fujistu, Acer Penryn Laptops Leaked We've been harping on about Penryn processors for a while, but a few more models have just leaked:

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Like a predestined domino, Gateway's CEO falls out the door for Acer's chief to take over, following Acer's scoop up of Gateway in August. Insert "cows come home" tag. [NYT]

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hype sheet

Hype Sheet: Acer Ladles Out the Bollywood Cheese

The Pitch Bollywood tropes can be hard for non-Indians to process, and the song-and-dance routine in this Acer spot is no exception. It starts off as a West Side Story clone, with finger-snapping toughs—er, "toughs"—bobbing their heads. But why are they in a prison? And what is matinee idol Hrithik Roshan doing there, teasing two inmates whose sentences include the forced use of laptops sans Acer's "eTechnology" bloatware? As the ensuing musical production explains, using an Acer Aspire 4920 shall liberate you from the shackles of technofrustration. "Life is busy, Acer makes it easy!" chimes Roshan, assisted by a gaggle of comely backup dancers. Perhaps, but does Acer really have a prayer of becoming the subcontinent's go-to laptop brand? More »

Feature

1:00 PM on Thu Nov 8 2007
By Brendan I. Koerner
6,378 views, 11 comments

Latest by sandro: holy crap ! more »

software

Launch Apps Without Booting Windows Using Phoenix HyperSpace Mini OS

The Windows boot-time backlash is in full effect. BIOS-builder Phoenix Technologies is introducing a mini operating system called HyperSpace that can boot up in seconds in place of Windows, to run e-mail managers, web browsers and other apps. Such a system could prolong battery life by 50%, and would give laptop makers a chance to show off their own personalities, rather than act as mere vessels to the Microsoft experience. There are some catches: More »

8:56 AM on Mon Nov 5 2007
By Wilson Rothman
12,205 views, 26 comments

Latest by Sqube: Adapt this for desktops and let us use it to play games; in other words, load the bare minimum amount of drivers necessary to unleash the full power of our rigs without all the thieving and scavenging that Windows does. Isn't more »

dealzmodo

Dealzmodo: Wal-Mart Brings Black Friday Early

Continuing last year's earlier-than-Black-Friday deals, Wal-mart's decided to put up an Acer laptop for $348 this Friday. In addition to the laptop, they've got four other deals this Friday that they're going to reveal online—not in a circular that will inevitably get leaked on Black Friday websites. So to get in on this, all you have to do is check the Wal-mart website Friday morning and run down there if you see anything good. We're not sure whether Wal-mart's going to follow this up every consecutive Friday, but we do know the Blackest one will still be full of fat people pushing for deals. [Walmart via Crave]

2:20 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Jason Chen
13,922 views, 22 comments

Latest by Pinkmeister: @NNTPgrip: Where do you find new laptops that cheap? I remember seeing this website that sold surplus Dell laptops but forgot. PLease help me. sir. more »

acer product refresh

Acer Kicks Out Aspire 7720G, 2920 and Ferrari 1100 Notebooks

Acer has unveiled their refresh to both the Aspire and Ferrari lines. The Aspire models now sport reworked Gemstone styling. The 7720G, retailing at $2,988, will have a Santa Rosa Core 2 Duo, clocking in at 2.2GHz, up to 4GB RAM, dual layer DVD burner, digital TV tuner, 200GB hard drive, a 17" screen at 1440 x 900 resolution, and an ATI Radeon HD2300 with the possibility of up to 1GB of HyperMemory. More »

5:00 PM on Sat Sep 22 2007
By Haroon Malik
6,176 views, 11 comments

ferrari

Ferrari Racing GPS Pocket PC from Acer has Navteq Maps

Acer announced today another product in its hook-up with Ferrari: a pocket PC with GPS that includes the latest Navteq maps, and a feature called Powerful Trip Planning, that even shows you Ferrari Points of Interest, like Ferrari dealers and museums. Full specs below. More »

9:54 AM on Fri Sep 21 2007
By Addy Dugdale
3,627 views, 7 comments

dealzmodo

24-inch Monitors For $299

We've got two great Dealzmodos for you for the weekend if you enjoy large monitors. Both Microcenter and Officemax has a deal on 24-inch monitors for $299. Microcenter's is an Acer X241WSD for $399 - $100 rebate, and Officemax is a Soyo for no rebate. Both support 1920x1200 resolution, so if you're itching to go widescreen but don't want to pony up near $600 for a Dell, this is it. [MicroCenter via Crunchgear]

1:09 PM on Sun Aug 19 2007
By Jason Chen
9,105 views, 11 comments

Latest by shanew: I just spoke with the Micro Center in Cambridge, MA. (They have over 100 in stock) I was told the rebate is a manufacturer rebate from Acer, NOT from Microcenter. Best Buy has it for $399 as well. [www.bestbuy.com] Enjoy. more »

If you're a Linux fan, then your options just got bigger. It seems like Acer are following in Dell's footsteps, and starting to offer Ubuntu preloaded on some machines. [Hardware Zone]

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hype sheet

Hype Sheet: The Gemstones Cometh


By Brendan I. Koerner

The Pitch They still make laptop commercials? Apparently so, and stylish ones at that. "Everything you want in a notebook," the narrator intones, as a slinky, possibly Icelandic model experiences all the Acer Aspire 5920G has to offer: a "holographic 3D finish," "opalesque contours," and "Enlightener media flow." (No, I have no idea what any of that means, either.) Donning a curve-hugging, sleeveless white pantsuit, our captivating model slides around oversized laptops and enjoys some Dolby surround sound before the familiar Intel jingle caps the pitch. Is Acer's new Aspire Gemstone lineup about to supplant Sony's Vaios as the preferred notebooks of design-conscious PC users? Or is Acer getting too fancy with its aesthetics-first schtick?

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Feature

12:30 PM on Thu Jun 28 2007
By Brendan I. Koerner
2,184 views, 11 comments

Latest by Chilly: Somehow this commercial was so affective it made me want to go buy a Dell. That 'holographic finish' sure didn't come across very well on video, and probably doesn't in real life either. If they are going to focus on more »